Franck Vandecasteele

Franck Vandecasteele

Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-11-07) 7 November 1967 (age 58) [1]
Place of birth	Rueil-Malmaison, France [2]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [3]
Position	Forward [4]
Youth career
1983–1985	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1991	Paris Saint-Germain B
1985–1991	Paris Saint-Germain	1	(0)
1988–1989	→ Alès (loan)	19	(2)
1989–1990	→ Abbeville (loan)	31	(3)
1991–1994	Laval	104	(30)
1994–1997	Bastia	64	(8)
1997–1998	Nice	35	(8)
1998–2001	Sochaux	20	(1)
2000–2001	Sochaux B
2001–2003	Stade Bordelais
Total		274+	(52+)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Franck Vandecasteele (born 7 November 1967) is a French former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Vandecasteele is a product of the Paris Saint-Germain Academy. ^[5] On 28 May 1985, he played his first and only game for the senior team, a 6–1 league loss to Nancy. ^[6] After loan spells with Alès and Abbeville, Vandecasteele joined Laval, where he had the period with the most appearances as a footballer.

Vandecasteele continued his career; he went on to play for Bastia, Nice, Sochaux, and Stade Bordelais before retiring in 2003.

After football

After retiring from football, Vandecasteele was hired by Peugeot. He worked in the Gironde department of France, where the city of Bordeaux is located. ^[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[ citation needed ]}

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Paris Saint-Germain	1984–85	Division 1	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Alès (loan)	1988–89	Division 2	19	2	0	0	—		19	2
Abbeville (loan)	1989–90	Division 2	31	3	0	0	—		31	3
Laval	1990–91	Division 2	30	9	1	0	—		31	9
	1991–92	Division 2	33	8	5	1	—		38	9
	1992–93	Division 2	41	13	3	0	—		44	13
	Total		104	30	9	1	—		113	31
Bastia	1993–94	Division 1	26	5	8	1	—		34	6
	1994–95	Division 1	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	1995–96	Division 1	32	3	3	2	—		35	5
	Total		64	8	11	3	—		75	11
Nice	1997–98	Division 2	35	8	5	0	4	1	44	9
Sochaux	1998–99	Division 1	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	1999–2000	Division 2	19	1	2	0	—		21	1
	2000–01	Division 2	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		20	1	2	0	—		22	0
Career total			274	52	27	4	4	1	305	57

Honours

Bastia

• Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 1994–95

References

1. "Franck Vandecasteele". FBref.com. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
2. Franck Vandecasteele at Global Sports Archive
3. Franck Vandecasteele at WorldFootball.net
4. "Franck VANDECASTEELE". Eurosport. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
5. "Franck Vandecasteele". Histoire du #PSG (in French). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
6. "Nancy – PSG 6-1, 28/05/85, Division 1 84-85". Histoire du PSG (in French). 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
7. "Franck Vandecasteele". PSG70 (in French). Retrieved 9 September 2020.

External links

• Franck Vandecasteele – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)